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Utah Jazz Prepare Vivint Arena With Whiteout Shirts For Game One Of NBA Playoffs

May 21, 2021, 4:25 PM | Updated: May 22, 2021, 9:07 am

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Utah Jazz personnel place T-shirts in the stands in preparation for Sunday’s first round of the NBA playoffs at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Friday, May 21, 2021. The Jazz will be hosting either the Memphis Grizzlies or Golden State Warriors. (Courtesy of Deseret News)

(Courtesy of Deseret News)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Utah Jazz prepared Vivint Arena for a whiteout crowd by placing shirts on seats throughout the venue before Game 1 of the first round of NBA Playoffs.

Utah begins the postseason on Sunday, May 23.

The Jazz will host the Memphis Grizzlies.

In preparation for the first playoff crowd since the 2019 postseason, white colored t-shirts for fans to wear during the upcoming game were place on seats throughout Vivint Arena.

 

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The shirts feature the team’s slogan, “Take Note,” as well as “Utah Jazz 2020/2021 Playoffs.”

Prior to the end of the regular season, the Jazz announced the sale of postseason tickets and an increased capacity at Vivint Arena. Utah will allow up to 13,000 fans to attend games at the start of the NBA Playoffs.

The Jazz finished the regular season with the league’s best record at 52-20. The mark earned Utah the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and home court advantage throughout the postseason.

Utah’s opening game of the first round will be against Memphis on Sunday, May 23 at 7:30 p.m. (MDT). The game will broadcast on TNT and 97.5 FM.

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